11 Bible Verses about Steadfastness

Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.

But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; abide in my love.

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may take your crown.

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

Brethren, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

Behold, we call those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

It is for discipline that you endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

For a man is approved if, mindful of God, he bears up under pain while suffering unjustly.

so that no one would be unsettled by these afflictions. You yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

But he must ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with great joy,

who are protected by God's power through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

so that he may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts;

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful;

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

For even though I am absent in flesh, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren throughout the world.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

Beloved, although I was very eager to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and keep their souls.

But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

For we have come to share in Christ if we hold our first confidence firm to the end,

but Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

When the time drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

But test everything; hold fast to what is good.

Be on the your guard, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.

Now I would remind you, brethren, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

Follow the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure that has been entrusted to you.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

For even though I am absent in flesh, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

For even though I am absent in flesh, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

It was for freedom that Christ has set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren."

But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.